A Black Belt is a White Belt that Never Quit

“A Black Belt is a White Belt that Never Quit.”  I don’t know who first said that, but it is definitely true.

It’s not only true for martial arts, but it is true for life.  Anything that is worth anything will take effort to achieve it.  Anybody can go for the stuff that is acquired easily, but it takes a lot more to accomplish the hard things.  Accomplishing great things includes a number of character traits such as determination, perseverance, patience and many more.  One of the most important aspects of achieving great things is to be faithful in the little things, such as not quitting.

Have you ever heard someone famous say “I’m so glad my parents let me quit!”?  No, you haven’t.  But you have probably heard many people say, “I wish I would have stuck with that when I was younger” or “I used to do that”.

To earn a Black Belt in karate takes a lot of dedication and hard work.  Is it easy?   No.  Is it worth it?  Yes.  Anyone who has achieved it will tell you so.  You have to work your butt off to earn a Black Belt in most styles of martial arts, but it is worth every moment of sweat, pain and exhaustion that it took to get you there when you first wrap it around your waist.  Plus, that is not the end of the journey, it is just the beginning.  You get to wear it for the rest of your life if you choose to do so.

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Whether it is a sport, musical instrument, foreign language, art, computers or anything else that you want to get good at, it will take effort.  Sadly for too many people, opportunity looks a lot like work.  I have seen too many parents let their kids quit an activity when the fun wears off and it starts to get hard.  It is one thing to pick a specific amount of time such as 6 months or a year for an activity and then do an assessment at the end of that time and decide whether or not to continue.  But it is completely different if as soon as the child complains, the parents cave in and let their child quit and move on to the next thing that catches their attention.

To put it bluntly, the parents that do that are teaching their kids that it is ok to quit an activity when it gets hard.  Bad idea.  If allowed to continue, it will lead to either quitting or half-hearted efforts in school, work and relationships.  This type of behavior breeds laziness, mediocrity, bad attitudes and complainers.  It is setting kids up for failure in life rather than success.  This may sound extreme, but I have personally watched it happen in people I know.

Is that what you want for yourself or for your kids?  I don’t think so.  Make the decision today to teach your kids to never quit when something gets hard, but rather to make a choice to give it 100% and never quit.  The rewards are so worth it.